From spirituals to house and hip-hop, gospel’s history is a story of Black resilience and faith that continues to shape music ...

Gospel music experts discuss the evolution and influence of Black religious music in America. For Black Music Month, American Black Journal’s “Black Church in Detroit” series examines the influence of ...

The discussion around Maverick City Music highlights how commercial success and congregational value are two different things. Since its first album in 2019, Maverick City Music has been both praised ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images The 41st annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards will spotlight the range of Black gospel music, from John P. Kee and ...

Voices of praise will ring out in Cortland from two guest choirs and two SUNY Cortland ensembles during SUNY Cortland’s 30th African American Gospel Music Festival on Sunday, Nov. 1. This year’s ...

Kip Lornell, a George Washington University ethnomusicologist, compiled a new collection for Smithsonian Folkways called Classic African American Gospel. He talks about the roots of Motown in gospel ...

“The Black folk song, the rhythmic cry of the slave, stands today not simply as the sole American music, but as the most beautiful expression of human experience born this side the seas.” - W. E. B.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Charlotte will host a major event celebrating gospel artists this summer. The Stellar Gospel Music Awards will be taped on Aug. 15 ...

Award-winning gospel singer Richard Smallwood has died at the age of 77, leaving behind a legacy that “clearly and solidly changed the face of black gospel music.” An official announcement from ...

Two guest choirs will make their first appearance at the 31st African American Gospel Music Festival on Sunday, Nov. 6, at SUNY Cortland. The festival begins at 4 p.m. in Old Main Brown Auditorium.